Electrical, Electronic and Energy Engineering

What you'll study

First year

All modules are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.

The course consists of 120 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits, meaning you’ll study six modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more (e.g. 40 credits). In these cases, you’ll study fewer modules - but the number of credits will always add up to 120.

Core modules

Core and compulsory modules are fundamental to achieving the learning outcomes for your course and must be studied.

Mathematical Tools and Concepts

This module delivers essential core mathematics: polynomial functions, trigonometric functions, series, vectors, matrices and complex numbers. You'll be introduced to Mathworks' Matlab to solve mathematically described engineering problems as well as to present and process results from experiments and simulations.

Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Practical Skills for Electrical and Electronic Engineers

Mathematics, Programming and Digital Logic Design

This module delivers essential core mathematics: differentiation, integration, differential equations.You'll be introduced to techniques and tools for the design and simulation of sequential logic circuits together with programming in C, both of which are needed to develop embedded computer system applications.

Electrical and Electronic Circuits and Devices

Learn about the basic concepts of electronic and electrical circuit analysis techniques and apply these to a range of electronic devices and circuit configurations. You'll look at DC and AC circuits composed of passive and active components, culminating in the design, build and evaluation of a two transistor amplifier circuit.

Engineering Global Challenge 1

Second year

All modules are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.

The course consists of 120 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits, meaning you’ll study six modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more (e.g. 40 credits). In these cases, you’ll study fewer modules - but the number of credits will always add up to 120.

Core modules

Core and compulsory modules are fundamental to achieving the learning outcomes for your course and must be studied.

Mathematics and Control for Engineers

Develop more advanced mathematical techniques needed to solve a range of engineering problems. You'll focus on mathematical techniques used to model and control dynamical systems. You'll also be introduced to Laplace and Fourier transform techniques and how they may be applied to linear control systems.

Electrical and Electronic Systems 1

This module covers a number of key area in electrical and electronic engineering through lectures and laboratories. Topics include analogue circuit design, digital circuit and system design using a hardware description language (HDL) and electrical power networks and machines.

Devices, Optoelectronics and Analogue Communications

Vector Mathematics and Digital Communications

Develop core skills in engineering mathematics, with a particular emphasis on vector mathematics and its application to engineering problems. Digital communications systems will be explored with an emphasis on digital modulation and spectrum usage and information theory will be introduced.

Electrical and Electronic Systems 2

Develop your knowledge of key concepts in circuit theory, circuit simulation and analogue circuit design.You'll gain key skills in design, construction and simulation of analogue and digital circuits will be practised through a selection of laboratory exercises and a digital circuit design project.

Engineering Global Challenge 2

Develop and enhance a range of professional skills as a basis for professional registration as an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer. You'll focus on areas such as team working, leadership, project planning, data collection, measurement, business skills, and self-reflection.

Final year

All modules are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.

The course consists of 120 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits, meaning you’ll study six modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more (e.g. 40 credits). In these cases, you’ll study fewer modules - but the number of credits will always add up to 120.

Core modules

Core and compulsory modules are fundamental to achieving the learning outcomes for your course and must be studied.

Individual Project (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)

Apply and extend engineering knowledge and professional skills by working on a substantial individual project throughout the academic year, supported by an academic project supervisor. Activities include project management, research, engineering design and development, and reporting and presentation.

Embedded Systems

Extend your understanding of the practical engineering issues raised by the design and programming of real-time, reactive, embedded and networked systems. You'll experience the challenge of designing, building and programming a large scale embedded system within a group-based laboratory exercise.

Control System Analysis and Advanced Electromagnetics

Electrical Machines, Drives and Power Systems

Gain an understanding of the principles and applications of the most popular electrical machines and drives. You'll also get a basic knowledge of electrical power generation and distribution systems.

Optional modules

Optional modules let you tailor the course to your interests. Please note, the availability of optional modules can vary each trimester.

Control Systems and Instrumentation

Develop an understanding of control, instrumentation and power electronic systems used in a range of industries. Learn about the techniques to select, design and evaluate systems for particular engineering applications.

Advanced Electronic and Optoelectronics

Integrated Masters

All modules are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.

The course consists of 120 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits, meaning you’ll study six modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more (e.g. 40 credits). In these cases, you’ll study fewer modules - but the number of credits will always add up to 120.

Progression on MEng:

In order to progress on the MEng students must achieve an average of at least 55% at Level 5 (Diploma)

and at least 55% for Trimester 1 at Level 6 (Honours) otherwise students will be transferred to the parent BEng programme.

Core modules

Core and compulsory modules are fundamental to achieving the learning outcomes for your course and must be studied.

Group Project (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)

Apply and extend engineering knowledge and professional skills by working in a team on a substantial project throughout the academic year, supported by an academic project supervisor. Activities include project management, research, engineering design and development, and reporting and presentation.

Gain an understanding of the principles and applications of electrical power distribution and management systems and how these can be implemented to meet the requirements of different generation technologies.

This course has places available in Clearing 2018

"I came to an open day at the university of Hull and the atmosphere was so friendly in the department I was able to talk to the head of school and talk to other students, see the final year projects and it was just so enlightened and just so enthusiast as an environment."

More about this course

Employability is one of the key goals of our Electrical, Electronic and Energy Engineering MEng degree, putting you in a strong position to enter the engineering industry – where talented graduates are highly sought-after. It builds on the University of Hull’s reputation for outstanding engineering programmes and equips you with the advanced interdisciplinary knowledge and technical skills required for designers of renewable and other energy systems.

There are three options available for studying Electrical, Electronic and Energy Engineering at Hull. You can choose to study the four-year programme or boost your employability further by opting for one of the five-year courses. Students who complete the five-year programme have the opportunity to study abroad or earn while they learn on an industrial placement in Year 4, before returning to complete the final year.

This degree has a major focus on teaching practical skills. We offer state-of-the-art workshops, specialist computing facilities and teaching and project laboratories. Your career prospects are enhanced by the University’s unique location within the Yorkshire and Humber region. The ‘Energy Estuary’ is rapidly emerging as Europe’s renewable energy capital, with engineering giant Siemens and partner Associated British Ports investing £310 million in a wind turbine production facility at Green Port Hull. Meanwhile, Vivergo Fuels’ plant near the city is set to become the country’s largest producer of bioethanol.

All BEng and MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering programmes are accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council. BEng programmes fully meet the academic requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partly meet the academic requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer. MEng programmes fully meet the academic requirements for registration for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

Teaching and learning

Throughout your degree, you’re expected to study for 1,200 hours per year. That’s based on 200 hours per 20 credit module. And it includes scheduled hours, time spent on placement and independent study. How this time’s divided among each of these varies each year and depends on the course and modules you study.

Scheduled hours typically include lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops, and supervised laboratory and studio sessions. The types of scheduled lessons you’ll have depend on the course you study.

Placement hours typically include time spent on a work placement, studying abroad, or field trips.

There are some extra costs that you might have to pay, or choose to pay, depending on your programme of study and the decisions you make. The list below has some examples, and any extra costs will vary.

Books (you’ll have access to books from your module reading lists in the library, but you may want to buy your own copies

Future prospects

Employment prospects for engineering graduates continue to be excellent, and many receive several firm offers of employment before graduating. A report from industry body EngineeringUK highlighted a current annual shortfall of 55,000 skilled workers within the engineering sector.

The Humber region is rapidly emerging as the ‘Energy Estuary’ and 29% of all enterprises are engineering-related, with an overall turnover of £61 billion. This has created a range of challenging and rewarding positions for talented engineering graduates.

The expertise you gain as an engineering graduate – your mathematical abilities, problem-solving skills, capacity to understand innovative concepts and experience of working in teams – are much in demand in all areas of engineering and this means that starting salaries and average earnings are reflected as a result.

You will also find that your engineering degree makes you highly sought-after and much in demand by leading companies, particularly in the global market place; your engineering degree can therefore lead to a career anywhere in the world.